EgyptAir is expanding its offerings in the United States with a new route between Cairo (CAI) and Newark (EWR) starting June 3. With this service, the airline will have flights to the two main international airports in the New York metropolitan area and by the summer season will have four destinations in North America.
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The Egyptian carrier will have an offer of 11,366 seats per week between Egypt and North America in 36 operations. In addition, the company has scheduled daily flights to New York (JFK) and four times a week to Washington – Dulles (IAD) both operated on Boeing 787 Dreamliner, in addition to a non-stop service to Toronto – Pearson (YYZ) with four weekly flights on Boeing 777-300ER.
EgyptAir’s decision to fly to Newark (EWR) is a strategic move, as it will have no competition in this segment. The airline also has a codeshare partnership with Star Alliance partner United Airlines, allowing customers to connect to multiple destinations from its extensive network in the Americas through its main East Coast hub.
In 2010, Continental Airlines scheduled nonstop service between Newark (EWR) and Cairo (CAI) with daily flights on Boeing 777-200ERs, the carrier scrapped its plans for this route due to public protests and decreased travel to Egypt.
Cairo – Newark flight schedule
- Cairo – Newark Flight MS 987 CAI 04:40 – EWR 10:10 Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Newark – Cairo Flight MS 988 EWR 13:00 – CAI 06:55+1 Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
The route will be operated on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft seating 309 passengers in two classes (30 Business Class/279 Economy) and promotional fares are available from USD 906 roundtrip. EgyptAir is currently the only airline offering non-stop flights between Egypt and the United States.
According to data obtained through our media partner Airlinegeeks, the top market between the US and Cairo in 2019 was the New York metropolitan area where more than 228,000 passengers were mobilized, in second and third position followed by Los Angeles and Washington with 62,000 and 56,000 travelers respectively. The remaining seven markets are San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Boston, Miami, Orlando and Dallas.
With EgyptAir’s new service, there will be four non-stop services to Africa at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). Currently, Ethiopian Airlines offers nonstop service from Lome (LFW) and United Airlines from Johannesburg (JNB) and Cape Town (CPT).
